making news this morning, blame game. >> billionaire news titan rupert murdoch like we've never seen him before plus the wife who jumped to his defense this morning, a new chapter in the scandal. taking a toll. without a deficit deal new numbers show voter dissatisfaction at a 20-year high but today a glimmer of hope. cranking up that dial. the hottest weather in years for millions and relief is days away. well, good morning, everyone. today the british prime minister will be grilled on the news corp phone hacking scandal which is oh, ye news. >> oh, yes. morning newspapers around the world have the murdoch father sy and son testimony front and center. rupert murdoch's own tabloid

"the sun" has a subdued front page with the headline, "the most humble day of my life" quoting rupert murdoch from yesterday. >> the newsmaker making the news. "the daily mirror" has a not so suble foam whacked headline. >> that was an alarming moment during the hours-long questioning by members of parliament. abc's jeffrey kofman she's us how it happened. >> reporter: james murdoch was about to answer a question when suddenly on the left a man with a paper plate covered in shaving cream takes aim at rupert murdoch muttering, you greedy billionaire. the woman in pink, wendi deng slapped the assailant who falls backward. a self-described comic was arrested this. is the day rupert murdoch and his son did not want to see. they were summoned to answer questions about the scandal that rocked the country, allegations of widespread criminal activity by reporters at murdoch's now

shuttered tabloid "news of the world." listen to this for a man infamous for his arrogance and ruthlessness. >> this is the most humble day of my life. >> reporter: rupert murdoch born in australia, age 80, an american citizen, presides over a global empire with $33 billion in revenue. he's the boss, but the buck does not stop witith him and he is n planning to step aside. ? because i feel the people trust trusted, i feel i'm the best to -- >> reporter: at his son james, an american citizen, runs company operations in europe and asia. when he was younger, he was the family rebel. now if he can hold on, he'll take over from his dad. >> if i knew then what w we kno now we would have takenore

action around that and moved faster to get to the bottom of these allegations. >> reporter: it was james who did most of the talking. coming to his father's aid as he stumbled. and what about the woman who saved her husband from humiliation, she is wendi deng, born in china, four years older than her stepson, an american citizen. she became rupert murdoch's third and fiercely loyal wife in 1999. jeffrey kofman, abc news, london. the internet has been buzzing about murdoch's wife so who is wendi deng. she is clearly much younger than her husband and also no ordinary trophy wife. in addition to a bait of a tabloid personal past she has an mba fromeye and key strategist for my china corporation. she married him less than three weeks after his divorce from his second wife. now to washington now where there is a renewed sense of optimism this morning over

resolving the debt crisis. a new plan is being put forward by a group of north senators from both sides of the aisle. wall street rebounded on that possibility and karen travers s the new details. >> reporter: as the clock ticks down to the august 2nd debt suddenly a glimmer of optimism in washington. >> i think we now are seeing the potential for a bipartisan consensus. >> reporter: yesterday, a bipartisan group off senators dubbed the gang of six, announced a plan that would cut at least $3.7 trillion from the deficit over the next decade. that would be achieved through a mix of spending cuts iluding cuts to medicare, medicaid and social security and closing tax loopholes. >> they had a very positive reaction. >> they've come to a bipartisan agreement and i >> reporter: wall street also proves. the stock market had its best one-day result of the year and the dow jones closed up 200 points. >> the bill is passed. >> reporter: over in the house lawmakaks passed the cut, cap

and balance act last night, a largely partisan vote on the deficit that has little chance of progressing. washington may be patting itself on the back for the modest progress on the deficit, but outside the beltway americans have had it. >> we've had enough. we want you to work together. >> get it done for god's sake. >> reporter: a new abc n news/"washington post" poll found 80% of americans are dissatisfied and angry with the government. more blaise the blame on congressional republicans than president obama. senate majority leader harry reid says it's likely president obama will convene another debt session today at the white house. that would be the first meeting in nearly a week. rob? >> all that rising anger. karen travers, thank you for that report. the extreme muggy heat that is hanging over dozens of states is now being blamed for more t in fact, in kansas city alone. the heat index in one minnesota town hit 134 degrees. more of the same is expected

today as the humidity soars along the east coast. abc's matt gutman tells us the boiler remains on full blast in oklahoma city. >> reporter: we just took this juicy t-bone out of the fridge. we'll see if we can cook it on the dashboard of this caca i parked it about ten minutes ago and already dashboard reads 151 degrees. we came back aboutwo hours later and about 195 degrees. experts say this is cooked enough to eat. >> maybe. just doesn't look that great. matt says that steak was done to a medium well stage. >> woo. >> right theren 0 the dashboard. oh, boy. taking a look now at the weather from all around the country, severe storms with hail. gusty wind, also a chance of tornadoes from fargo to duluth. scattered afternoon thunderstorms around indianapolis, nashville, atlanta, jacksonville and much of the gulf coast. more heavy rain in the four corners of the southwest and

showers from seattle to portland. >> phoenix meanwhile, hits 108, albuquerque, 93, salt lake city, 86. upper 90s in the twin city, chicago and dallas. mostly 90s along the east coast. more news now. president obama says if he does support legislation that would overturn a law defining marriage as a union between one man and one woman. the act gets its first hearing on capitol hill today before the senate judiciary committee. new york city is limiting the number of same-sex couples who can marry on the sunday which will be the first day that gay marriage becomes legal in new york state. the mayor says only 764 licenses will be issued for that date, and couples are now being chosen for the date by lottery. >> what an influx it will be. >> certainly a big day. all right. an update to what appeared to be a city's tough stance on distracted pedestrians. >> it had been reported that philadelphia was cracking down on texting while walking with hefty fines in place if you crossed that boundary. not true.s depp city mayor says

pepestrians will be reminded to be aware of their surroundings lew will certainly not be fined. >> it would have been haha to enforce a bit. >> i agree. coming up next after the breaea stocks are surging this we'll check onrning. we'll check on the new numbers. the hunt for casey anthony. where is she beginning her new life? this morning a clue. and extreme eating at youou favorite chain restaurant, the meals look tasty but the food police tell us just how bad they are. we'll be right back.

overseas markets are higher this morning after the dow's best day so far this year. investors are also optimistic about the debt crises in both europe and the u.s. tokyo's niniei average added 116 points today. hong kong's hang seng is up 49. in london the ftse opened higher. and on wall street, the dow gained more than 200 points yesterday. the nasdaq index was up 61. that rally on wall street could continue today. after the closing bell, apple astounded analysts with another surge in its earnings. they again set records. iphone sales nearly quadrupled in asia, and ipad sales were nearly double what they were in the first quarter. apple now has $78 billion of cash in the bank. that's worth more than all of goldman sachs. >> wow. well, another stock had a great day, rupert murdoch's embattled news corporation. while they were testifying

in parliament, the stock rose. shares gained back 5.5% or more than $2 billion of the $8 billion in value that's been lost during the phone hacking scandal. well, take a listen to this. the food police have a list of foods to avoid when you go out to eat. the center for science in the public interest is now bestowing its exexeme eating awards on entrees such as applebee's provolone stuffed meatballs with fete clean think. that will cost you about 1,500 calories. how about this, the cheesecake factory factory's burger. the recommended calorie count for an entire day is 2,000 total. coldstone's peanut butter and chocolate shake exceeds that all on its own. >> that counts as our breakfast plan. >> that shake harrison prather also had enough fat for three days. three days' allotment for fat intake. look out what you're eating. >> when we come back this morning, progress in the nfl lockout talks. plus, concern over michele bachmann's health. could it actually impair her ability to run for president? and imagine this driver's surprise, a street geyser lifts a car right out of its parking

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also on i-40, flagstaff. a slick ride on i-5 from seattle to olympia. wet on i-20 from shreveport to atlanta and also on i-40 from nashville to raleigh. rain also drenches parts of from west palm beach to miami. if you're flying today, airport delays are possible in denver, new orleans, atlantata d houston. >> well, efforts to track down casey anthony is turningngnto a giant version of where's waldo. a woman that looked like her was seen getting off a plane in orlando's executive airport running into the terminal covering her head with a blanket wearing the same kind of clothing that anthony had on when she left jail on sunday. but her attorney said it was all a practical joke. also this morning's "daily mail" newspaper claims that casey has been in palm springs in talks about a multimillion dollar tv deal. republican presidential hopeful michele bachmann is insisting now that migraine headaches wiwi not affect her ability to potentially serve as president. on the campaign trail in south

carolina, bachmann said they have not impeded her work as a congressman or candidate, and she said she's been able to control her situation with prescription meds. the white house has been slapped with a fine by police in london after this presidential motorcade back in may. traveling dignitaries are supposed to pay a $1,600 congestion fee when they travel in london. the white house though ignored that and is now on the hook for another 200 bucks in fines. owners and players are inching closer to ending the four-month lockout. it's not a done deal yet. sources say player representatives could review and recommend approval on a nearly completed agreement as early as today. owners are set to meet tomorrow in atlanta and could vote if a full deal is ready. two weeks after a fan fell to his death, the texas rangers are now looking to make their stadium stadium safer. the plan for rangers ballpark calls for all rails at the base of the seating sections to be 42 inches high.

now, that will nr in the clear as changes get under way. >> before the end of the regular season. for now they posted yellow signs warning not to lean, to sit or to stand against the rail. well, after weeks of speculation, houston rockets star yao ming has made it official. he is leaving the nba. yao made the announcement in shanghai this morning saying a series of injuries have forced him to retire. he plans to work with his former chinese team and possibly become the gm. now some sports highlights from espn news. cole wright with your espn news highlights. the rangers riding an 11-game hot streak looking to extend it to 12 versus the angels. on the mound, with a three-run lead. a double to deep left center. andy chavez, he gives chase, picks up the pill, flips it to andres. andres said the package was put on him. all jazzed up. rightfully so. teamwork at its finest. top of the eight now. rangers still up 3-0. chavez, his turn to swing that

thing. he says i'm out, guys. reservations at chili's. i'm meeting my boys. rangers, they win this one, 7-. twins and indians. let's check out the bottom of the ninth. twins down a dash. danny valencia, sweet and juicy. the shot to left for a walkoff knock. michael cuddyer score and twins win, 2-1. brewers and d'backs out west and the brew crew, they sure brought their offense. the knock, deep and gone. same song, different lyrics. betancourt, that's one of his two pokes and rickie weeks says i've got the power. brewers go up 6-2 and win this one, 11-3. jason mcdonald andndirates taking on the red, top of the third, pirates up a dash. mcdonald sits down drew stubbs. in the cage, not impressed. meet my uncle charlie, then

another player suffered the same fate and the pirates go on to win, 1-0. that'll do it for us. but for the latest on the sports scene, don't forget to check out the highlight express. well, members of the u.s. women's soccer team are still making their rounds after that incredible defeat. >> after appearing on "good morning america" yesterday they dropped in on "the letterman show." had a good time trying to kick some soccer balls, yes, into those moving new york city cabs. >> that can happen any time you're in a cab in new york by the way. look out. abby wambach and several of her world cup teammates will play in rochester tonight to a sold out crowd. >> win or lose, this country is loving that team right now. >> they did a great job. coming up next, american airlines is set to make a major announcement affecting passengers today. details on that one coming up. [ male announcece] it's simple physics...

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next, eight u-haul trucks burn overnight and 35 arrests after protestors damaged businesses and face off with san francisco police. new evidence police say back up the officers' decision to shoot. >> looks like it could be the hottest day of the week for some of us. all right. finally this morning it wasn't just the news shows that were seemingly obsessss with the rupert murdoch pie throwing protester. >> not at all. the late night comics also had

their way with the story. >> some e ople think he was intentionally trying to appear to be confused. i don't know, though. he is an 80-year-old man. don't you have to know how to use a cell phone first. he paid $500 million for myspace. obviously he knows nothing about technology. let's take a look at this. >> now, the guy sitting -- no, wait a minute. the guy sitting behind him, note the position of his shirt color. somebody forgot to save down his devil horns before he left today. >> have you been following the rupert murdoch scandal? oh, my god. so today the guy is testifying in front of a committee in parliament. he gets hit with a pie. police aren't sure whether it was curly or moe. >> the woman in pink whose lightning reflex and devastating

chuck norrisesque hands stop the miscreant. that is in factupert murdoch's wife wendi. now, i am not a big proponent of the four-decade marriage age gap, but if ever there was a situation where it would pay dividend dividends, it would be an ambush like that. >> the pie goes -- the wife attacks the guy with the pie. here comes the policeman. and now comes a woman in a jacket with tails. she looks like a conductor or something. like an episode of "benny hill." then the queen comes in. sponge bob, of course, and then finally the hamburglar. it's like a monty python sketch. >> you know, hamburglar shows up, that